BRIDGEPORT — The last time Stamford’s Ryan Haggerty played here, he had a night that looked as if it might spark an outstanding fourth pro season.

The past few weeks tempered that a bit. Consistency is a big thing for Haggerty, and keeping the form that got him 12 points in his first eight AHL games this year could get him closer to the NHL.

“You get a chance to play, you’ve got to make the most of it,” Haggerty said Saturday night before his Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins met the Bridgeport Sound Tigers.

“Whatever you can do to help the team win.”

Haggerty’s season debut was Oct. 28 at Webster Bank Arena. He scored twice in the Penguins’ 5-2 win over the Sound Tigers.

He scored two more goals in his next game, and eight games into his season, he’d scored nine.

The next few have been tougher. He played four games, was scratched from two, played one, was scratched for one.

Though he had just three points in his past seven games, he had two of them Wednesday in a win over Springfield. That left him, going into Saturday’s game, with 15 points in 15 games. A first-period assist Saturday pushed him into second on the team in scoring.

He had 23 points last year for the Penguins under coach Clark Donatelli.

“I think it’s confidence, playing with confidence,” Donatelli said. “We’ve instilled that as a coaching staff.”

Haggerty, 24, went from Trinity Catholic to the United States National Team Development Program, then on to RPI. He signed with the New York Rangers in 2014 after three years with the Engineers.

The Rangers traded him to the Chicago Blackhawks after one season. And after one season in their organization, he went to the Penguins as a free agent.

They announced on Aug. 3 that they’d re-signed Haggerty, keeping him not far from home. And though the Penguins’ depth kept him on the bench to start the year, Donatelli said he liked Haggerty’s training camp.

“Everybody knows he’s got NHL talent,” Donatelli said.

“We’ve been an organization where it doesn’t matter if you’ve got an AHL or NHL contract. You’re a prospect.”

Haggerty said he’s got something to prove, to use his speed and confidence to take the puck to the net.

“Just play consistently,” Haggerty said. “Keep getting chances, and keep the puck out of the net at our end. I want to be a positive impact every single day.”